Kayla Fulrath Meggers
Kaplan University
HR410 Employee Training and Development
Unit 7
Carrie Stringham
04/23/2013
Transfer of training is sometimes defined as the level to which trainees apply the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes they gained in training to their jobs. There is no question that transfer of learning is a difficult challenge for some organizations. That is because only a small portion seems to transfer over into performance. Pepsico’s transfer of learning seems to be a strong point for them, as they continue to grow from within and from each other.
Technology in the world today is phenomenal. There are so many new ways to do old jobs and improve them. To maintain the success that they have achieved in the classroom, they developed a plan that was based on framework that focuses on the learner’s engagement and organizational commitment (Sprigi, 2005). From this, they developed the Multi-Purposed Learning methodology to support companies to grasp the content and combine it into their own culture through post-course, refresh tests, activities, coaching tools, and live webcasts.
Even though PepsiCo has independent franchisee businesses, they select the training content because it is highly customized for their specific needs. With this, franchisees pay an annual membership fee for unlimited usage and access to the Pepsi Bottler Campus, and learners can take as many courses as they want. Subscribers can access the courses over the internet, enabling learners to view courses not just anytime, but anywhere.
From the Campus homepage, employees can launch any course in the catalog and download paper-based exams, student materials, and leader guides. The program communicates with training administrators through webcasts and sends all subscribers a monthly tracking report showing when courses were taken and by whom. These programs have been highly successful because of their innovative...